April 30, 2025
“It’s important that my first bill to go to the president’s desk eliminates regulations for the American people instead of adding to them.”
WASHINGTON – The Senate today passed Sen. Jon Husted’s (R-Ohio) resolution reversing a Biden-era regulation that requires an array of consumer products and commercial equipment to meet unreasonable energy conservation standards.
“Bureaucratic, out-of-touch regulations make it harder for taxpayers to afford appliances. My resolution would cut red tape for manufacturers, restore consumer choice and lower costs for hardworking Americans across the country. It’s important that my first bill to go to the president’s desk eliminates regulations for the American people instead of adding to them,” said Husted.
Background:
Husted’s resolution would nullify the Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment rule published by the Biden Energy Department in October 2024.
Husted’s effort would rescind the new certification, labeling and enforcement requirements for 20 household and commercial products, including dishwashers, central AC and heat pumps, clothes, washers and more. The Biden administration’s additional certification, labeling and reporting requirements increase costs and reduce choice for everyday Ohioans.
The companion legislation, H. J. Res. 42, passed the U.S. House of Representatives on March 5, 2025 in a bipartisan vote.